Project Stargazer: The 1962 balloon flight that took a telescope to the edge of space
In 1962 Project Stargazer flew a crewed telescope to 86,000 feet by balloon above New Mexico. The story of the...
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Sheppard Air Force Base: the Texas pilot-training field with more runway than anywhere in the US Air Force
Sheppard AFB in Texas tops the US Air Force for combined runway length at 36,125 feet across four strips. Here...
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Who Flies the B-21 Raider — and What They'll Actually Be Paid
B-21 Raider pilots get no special pay. We break down US Air Force pilot salaries, retention bonuses by communi...
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Business Jet Lands At RAF Fairford By Mistake, Prompting Security Response At US Bomber Base
A VistaJet Cessna Citation landed at RAF Fairford by mistake on September 12, triggering a security alert at t...
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The Five Longest Runways in the US Air Force — and Where to See Them
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Inside America's Biggest Air Force Bases — And Why Some Are Worth a Detour
From San Antonio to Anchorage: the seven largest US Air Force bases by population, their missions, and which o...
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Five US Air Force Bases Where Cold War-Era Aircraft Are Still Flying
From the B-52 at Barksdale to the U-2 at Beale — five US Air Force bases where 1950s-era aircraft are still in...
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